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Ecosystem Management and Restoration Information System
Development
Overview
Use of the System
Credits and Disclaimers
Ecosystem Managment: Overview and Basic Concepts
Ecosystem Management: Overview and Basic Concepts
Literature Cited
What is an Ecosystem?
What is an Ecosystem?
Complexity and interactions
The Human Component
A Question of Scale
Spatial Boundaries
How Does an Ecosystem Relate to a Watershed - Ecosystem Management?
What is Ecosystem Management?
What is Ecosystem Management?
Goals and Objectives
The Human Component
Where Can I Go From Here?
Where Can I Go From Here?
How Do I Get Started in an Ecosystem Project?
How Do I Get Started in an Ecosystem Project?
Authorities
What Kind of Planning Process Can I Use?
What Kind of Planning Process Can I Use?
Fundamental Steps of The Corps Planning Process
Project Development
Project Development
Literature Cited
Overview
Overview
Why Use a Planning Process?
What is the Planning Process?
Define the Project
Define the Project
Identify or Define Problems and Opportunities
Identify or Define Problems and Opportunities - Project Development
Describe Goals
Identify Constraints
Develop Objectives
Inventory and Forecast Resources and Conditions
Inventory and Forecast Resources and Conditions
Determine Baseline Conditions
Forecast Future Conditions
Develop Alternatives
Develop Alternatives
Bioengineering for Streams and Streambanks
Assess Alternatives
Assess Alternatives
Habitat Evaluation Methods
Compare Alternatives
Compare Alternatives
Select and Present Preferred Alternatives
Select and Present Preferred Alternatives
Project Implementation and Management
Project Implementation and Management
Implement Recommended Alternative
Implement Recommended Alternative
Design
Design
Technical Note EMSR-4-01
Research Program Literature
Research Program Literature
Best Management Practices
Best Management Practices
Monitor
Monitor
Spatial Topics
Spatial Topics
Literature Cited
Boundaries and Classification
Boundaries and Classification
Political Boundaries
Political Boundaries
Corps District and Division Boundaries
Other Agency Boundaries
Geographic Boundaries
Geographic Boundaries
USGS Hydrologic Unit Maps
Delineating Watersheds
Corps Lakes and Reservoirs
Boundaries Derived from Classification
Boundaries Derived from Classification
Why Do We Classify?
Major Classification Systems
Selecting a Classification System
Other Agency Boundaries
Other Agency Boundaries
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Analysis
Obtaining Information and Images
Use of Geographic Information Systems
Geospatial Data Standards
Software Packages
Software Packages
Spatial Metrics and Software Packages
Plant, Animals and Communities
Plants, Animals, and Communities
Literature Cited
Topic
Inventory
Inventory
Floral Surveying and Sampling
Faunal Surveying and Sampling
Management
Management
Wildlife Resources Management Manuals
Models
Models
HSI Models
HSI Models
List of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models
Other Species Models
Other Species Models
Community Models
Community Models
Function Models
Function Models
HGM Models
Selection of Wetland Assessment Procedure
Natural History and Occurence
Natural History and Occurence
Species
Species
Plants
Invertebrates and Fish Species
Amphibians and Reptiles Species
Birds and Mammals Species
Multiple Taxonomic Groups
Communities
Communities
Defined and Delineated
Described
Advantages and Disadvantages
Status
Status
Protected
Protected
Sensitive
Sensitive
Featured
Featured
Noxious
Noxious
Plants
Special Habitat Features
Special Habitat Features
Special Habitat Features
Snags as Ecosystem Components
Snags as Ecosystem Components
Riverine Moist-Soil Units
Riverine Moist-Soil Units
Taxon
Plants
Plants
Invertebrates
Invertebrates
Fish
Fish
Amphibians
Amphibians
Reptiles
Reptiles
Birds
Birds
Mammals
Mammals
Communities
Communities
Defined and Delineated
Advantages and Disadvantages
Legal Matters
Legal Matters
Authorities
Authorities
Executive Orders
Executive Orders
Federal Laws and Regulations
Federal Laws and Regulation
Corps of Engineers Regulations
Corps of Engineers Regulations
Corps of Engineers Letters
Corps of Engineers Letters
Decision Support Tools
Decision Support Tools
Selection of Classification Systems
Selection of Classification Systems
Selection of Classification Systems Decision Support System
Selection of Classification Systems Decision Support System
Overview to System - Prepared Paper
Using the Decision Support Tools
Classification Systems Descriptions
Classification Question Descriptions
Decision Framework on Vegetation Mapping
Decision Framework on Vegetation Mapping
Selection of Weltand Assessment Methods
Selection of Wetland Assessment Methods
The Process of Selecting a Wetland Assessment Procedure: Steps and Considerations
Selection of Wetland Assessment Procedure Decision Support System
Selection of Wetland Assessment Procedure - Decision Support System
Overview to System - Prepared Paper
Using the Decision Support Tools
Wetland Procedure Descriptions
Wetland Question Descriptions
Habitat Evaluation Methods
Habitat Evaluation Methods
A Workshop Approach to Determining Variables for Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) Models
Template for Obtaining Review of Habitat Models
Use of Species Experts in Habitat Evaluation
Training
Training
PROSPECT classes
Other training opportunities
Meetings and Conferences
References
References
Journals
Journals
Conservation Biology
Ecological Engineering
Restoration and Management Notes
Library Resources
Library Resources
Current Contents
Internet Resources
Internet Resources
American Fisheries Society
Ecological Society of America
Society of American Foresters
Society of Wetland Scientists
Points of Contact
Points of Contact
Agencies
Agencies
Federal Agencies
State Agencies
The EMRRP
The Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program (EMRRP)
Work Units
Feedback
Feedback to the Developers of EMRIS
Feedback to the Program Manager of the EMRRP
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